Infrastructure Engineer - Inside IR35 - Glasgow - Hybrid

Day Rate - up to £465

Duration - 12 months

Harvey Nash's FS Client are looking to bring in a contract Infrastructure Engineer. You will be onsite 3 days per week in Glasgow, sitting within the Ops team. You will carry out tasks such as:

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and automate configuration management for a large-scale, global VCF-based virtualization platform using Python and Ansible.
• Engineer and integrate APIs to provide infrastructure-on-demand and seamless interaction between on-prem and third-party tools.
• Lead lab-based testing, certification, and integration of new hardware and software components into existing environments.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and architect scalable, resilient solutions.
• Ensure technical alignment with vendor best practices and internal standards for reliability, automation, and security.
• Work independently to deliver on aggressive project timelines and resolve complex technical challenges.

Skills & Experience Required

• Extensive experience automating infrastructure tasks (installation, configuration, management) using Python.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks (Ansible, Python) and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Deep understanding of virtualization technologies, ideally VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or vSphere.
• Strong technical fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, Linux, distributed systems.
• Experience integrating APIs and automating workflows across hybrid infrastructure stacks.
• Familiarity with software version control, CI/CD pipelines, and modern SDLC practices.
• Hands-on expertise with VMware’s suite (VCF, vSphere, vSAN) in both greenfield and brownfield rollout scenarios.
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies for infrastructure automation.
• Experience with other programming languages (e.g., Go, PowerShell, Bash).
• Strong communication skills and ability to develop relationships with the Business Unit, internal stakeholders, and the Vendor.
• Ability to operate in a pressurised environment and escalation as needed.
• Desire to question existing procedures and continually seek to improve processes.